Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community. In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August? Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John. The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House. Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence. Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?
网坛常青树大小威背后，那个专制但又开明，执着但又顽固的父亲的传记。威尔•史密斯奥斯卡封帝之作。四星推荐《国王理查德》。
说实话，这么好的故事，拍成这样，真的不算及格。
我现在看到威尔史密斯演这种励志政治正确样板戏就有点疲劳，但不得不说这个剧本非常精确精准，没有半点拖泥带水，剧情起伏也非常好莱坞，是一部准确的教科书模板，可以是晚饭后去看一眼然后回家睡觉的片子，中规中矩，在规范的百分卷上答了99到100分。只有一点，不要再说教了这位大男子主义的父亲。
一个人的意志力和信仰到底有多强悍，才能stick to the plan几十年不变!?
比《摔跤吧爸爸》差2.5部《我花样女王》的“打球吧女儿”，大小威都是传奇，可这部电影却连个离奇都没拍出来，真看不出来威尔史密斯有啥资格挑战奥斯卡影帝的。
如果它是美国人最善于拍的那种美国电影，那为什么不看看
当你享受成就时，请勿淡忘心底里的那份“谦卑”。当你面对激流时，请沉住气并多加反思。大小威廉姆斯的父亲献给世人一份珍贵的成功秘籍。平淡且稍许出彩的传记片。#7.8分#
鸡娃成功后说什么都是对的 娘亲在厨房的骂戏👍 ego大到离谱…最后的真人录像让我看完想看大小威打网球
interesting angle..but sports are all about the winning spirit, passion, obsession..just not feeling the excitement..the father/coach figure, if only it did a decent job as Dangal. such an inspiring journey, this movie seems barely do justice to their stories. the Williams sister endorsed it so maybe it's a love letter to their parents not for fans
光是见识这样的爹就吓得双脚打颤了……幸运的是女儿们确实有“你就是第一名”的天资，想想还有多少鸡娃不成的父母？自以为是急功近利，控制孩子的一生。跟看《摔跤吧爸爸》一样不适。
这个片子算是挤进奥斯卡的片子里比较离谱的，我看了一圈没看懂Richard哪里牛逼了，感觉成功全靠大小威天资过人，黑人照这么个方法鸡娃估计成功一次背后会有999个家庭在捡垃圾，反而是母亲的角色很慈爱，堪称伟大女性；那天不知道在哪里看的很有意思，说黑人（成功）靠奋斗，白人靠偏执，当黑人开始偏执，白人开始奋斗（Hillbilly Elegy）观众就不容易relate了；感觉是CODA请的陪衬
自己看过几年球，大小黑统治了女网近二十年，尽管不算粉，但看着就是很舒适亲切。传记片的剧情没什么可说的，威尔史密斯的表演也很有魅力，但作为一部竞技电影，几个蜻蜓点水、点到为止的运动场面调度实在是看得很不过瘾。
黑人在体育上有努力 但白雪公主是黑人 我就不看
精彩的故事，就是可惜电影哪怕有两个半小时，对这种传奇故事来说还是太短了。父母两个角色的刻画都非常优秀，父亲自然不用说，能获奖就说明了大家的认可。母亲的角色刻画也是非常优秀，虽然戏份不多，但少数的几次爆发都展现出了她的性格、能力和视野。
父亲的一言堂有点控制欲过分虽然是好心 努力争取到教练 俩姐妹从小就勤奋练习付出乖巧真的很棒 最后成为成功的网球运动员
是啥让Richard能够在成天枪战、吸毒的社区中如此眼亮心明？难道还是因为他是教徒？
如果不是出身寒微，人是很难把生命能力集中到一点去爆发出来，没有多余的选择，才能迫使人全力以赴做绝一件事。但这片正能量、政治正确但说教都太“用力”了。给三颗星，差不多了，太用力这件事不怪演员，是大环境氛围的问题，使劲往“奥斯卡奖”上挤过去，这真的不太好，用力过猛了。
作为一个母亲，我看了这个颇为触动，从小正向鼓励孩子是有多么重要‼️其实以前不喜欢这对姐妹👭，但是看了电影改变了看法，网坛上能出现非白人的世界冠军意义非凡，为她们骄傲。
通过父母对话，我居然看到的是教育子女成才要这么用力用心。对故事里的理查德真有产生共情，我可能还是偏被迫害（对偏激的《爆裂鼓手》还能如此得以证实），老调重弹的类型也认为瑕不掩瑜。比赛前后这些，我还是没有抵抗力！在观点输出这一块…具体差距还是要客观正视…
中规中矩的好莱坞电影。真实人物做背书，看起来品相倒也没那么差，感觉奥斯卡真是一年不如一年，矫枉过正的政治正确，毫无新意毫无进步的电影题材，世界在收紧，自由的国度里电影也在收紧，新十年的好莱坞早早的就已疲态尽现
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